Chelsea and Belgium star Eden Hazard has praised Arsenal legend Thierry Henry for the impact the Frenchman has had on his game, with Hazard seemingly back to his best this season, and, admittedly,in even better form than during his Player-of-the-Year title winning form two seasons ago.
Hazard was speaking toThe Sunwhen he said, "Everyone knows my love for the French team, when I was younger I watched more of Thierry and Les Bleus than the Belgium team.So it is a pleasure to have him as a coach “ he teaches us a lot."
The Belgian acknowledges the statue of Henry and affords him a lot of respect, revealing:"Even if he is not always there during training sessions, his presence in the set-up alone brings out the best of us."
Eden Hazard for Belgium in 2016: (excl. friendlies)
9 games
4 goals
7 assists pic.twitter.com/8MLdmx8v0x
Hazard is the front runner for the Premier League Player-of-the-Month award, despite teammate Diego Costa and Stoke City maestro Joe Allen also in the running, having bothalso enjoyedstellar months.Hazard already has seven goals in 11 league games this season and is on course to reach the 20 mark.
Chelsea currently sit second in the table, just a point off Liverpool, and with both sides not partaking in anyEuropean competitions this season.